At least 30 CRPF jawans were killed and many injured in an IED (improvised explosive device) blast in Lethpora area of south Kashmir's Pulwama on Thursday afternoon

The blast "severely" damaged two CRPF vehicles -- a car and a bus.

Preliminary reports suggested that the blast occurred at 3 p.m. when the CRPF convoy, carrying dozens of jawans, was moving on the highway. CRPF Inspector General said a vehicle laden with explosives hit the convoy.

The convoy was on the Srinagar-Jammu highway and was on its way to Pulwama when a suicide bomber driving an explosive-laden SUV crashed into the bus. The bus had 39 jawans on board when the SUV crashed into it.

The bus was completely destroyed in the attack. The site of the attack resembled a war zone with body parts and vehicle debris strewn about.